A 20 year old Bridgeton woman has been arrested and charged with having 128 bags of heroin, and a gun, in her possession. Azhine J. Hill of South Pine Street was charged with multiple offenses following a routine traffic stop Tuesday night. Hill is being held in the Cumberland County Jail on $75,000 cash bail.
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and city officials are disappointed with the state’s rejection of their fiscal recovery plan and they held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to outline their strategy. The mayor said he believes that the state’s response contains inaccuracies and mis-information within their justification. Guardian said that the city will submit a…
Two police departments on Wildwood’s Five-Mile Island will be competing to see who can raise more money during No Shave November. Officers in the Wildwood Crest Police Department will be going against Wildwood police to see which department can raise the most money per officer. All the money raised will be donated to the family…
State Police are searching for the driver of a Blue Ford Explorer that was involved in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday night in Buena. Police report that a 21-year-old pedestrian was critically injured when he was struck by the SUV at 7:42 p.m. Tuesday night in front of the Buena Regional Middle School on Weymouth Road. The victim…
A 60 year-old man who cheated repeatedly at the craps tables in Atlantic City lost his appeal on Tuesday for his 17-year prison sentence. Derek Bethea worked his scam at the Borgata, Resorts and the former Revel casinos by placing bets after the winning numbers were called and collecting on those bogus bets. Bethea’s cheating…
A two-month investigation ended in arrests of six people on drug charges in Atlantic City on Tuesday. The city’s SWAT team acted on a search warrant for a rooming house on North Pennsylvania Avenue and seized more than $10,000 worth of raw heroin and cocaine. Five of the six suspects arrested were from Atlantic City…
A prominent Vineland businessman will now have his name attached to a Cumberland County high school. the new Cumberland County Technical Education Center will now be named after John F. Scarpa, who donated one million dollars to the 200,000 square-foot school, that just opened in September next to Cumberland County College. Scarpa, who made his…
Wildwood will host its first ever city wide yard sale on Sunday. City officials say the sale will be held from 7:00am until 3:00pm, and is also open to the other Wildwood communities. The city will not collect the typical $15 permit fee to hold a yard sale; the city has also established a website…
The Middle Township Lady Panthers will play for the South jersey Group I field hockey championship Thursday afternoon. Middle advanced to the title game Tuesday by knocking off Gateway Regional, 8-1. Senior forward Jenna Herlihy scored four goals and the Middle team scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of the game. Middle will…
Vineland Police are asking for the public’s help with solving a robbery at a local gas station. City police say two men robbed USA Gas on North Delsea Drive Halloween eve by reaching into an open cash register and swiping some money. The two robbers were wearing black hooded sweatshirts and escaped; there were no…